Patents by Inventor Ernst Schmitter

Ernst Schmitter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fault-tolerant system employing multi-microcomputers using two-out-of-three majority decision
    Patent number: 4392199
    Abstract: A Fault-tolerant computer architecture employs a plurality of microcomputers connected in a partially meshed ring. Three device controllers are connected to any of the microcomputers by means of a passive switch, and a fault in data transmission relative to one microcomputer is resolved by a two-out-of-three decision. A failure of one microcomputer is manifested by an adjacent microcomputer, so that the down microcomputer is omitted from furthwr task assignments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1983
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ernst Schmitter, Paul Birzele, Klaus Buchmann, Gerhard Geitz, Bernhard Will, Wolfgang Beifuss